cinzarra

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Galician

A peliqueiro (a Galician carnivalesque character) wearing chocas or cinzarras ("cowbells").

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Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. From a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia; compare Portuguese cincerro, Spanish cencerro and Basque zintzarri.

Pronunciation

Noun

cinzarra m (plural cinzarras)

  1. cowbell
    Synonym: choca

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